. A sketch of the origin and progress of steam navigation from authentic documents. Kg. James Rumseys Steam Boats, S4th March, 1790. motion to vessels, machines, and engines, by means of the reactionoccasioned by projecting, discharging, or forcing of water or othermatter from them by the power of steam or other agents applied soas to exert their force between the vessel or machine to be movedjand a column of water or some other body that is independent of such STEAM NAVIGATION. 61 vessel or machine (as powder exerts itself between a cannon and the ball). ** Second, in giv
. A sketch of the origin and progress of steam navigation from authentic documents. Kg. James Rumseys Steam Boats, S4th March, 1790. motion to vessels, machines, and engines, by means of the reactionoccasioned by projecting, discharging, or forcing of water or othermatter from them by the power of steam or other agents applied soas to exert their force between the vessel or machine to be movedjand a column of water or some other body that is independent of such STEAM NAVIGATION. 61 vessel or machine (as powder exerts itself between a cannon and the ball). ** Second, in giving motion to vessels, &c. by the force of steam orother power, &c. Third, in giving powerful motion to vessels, & causing water, steam, or air to act separately or together againsteither water, pistons in cylinders, tubes, or cranks, or against wheelsconnected with moveable boxes, tubes, trunks, cranks, carriagewheels, weights, springs, or poles, or against one or more of them, soas to produce motion. Fourth, in making useful the mill, or re-volving tube of Barker, for
Size: 3203px × 780px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, bookidcu3192403090, bookyear1848
